Waterforms & maps Notes on waterforms, including an introduction to maps: political, contour, topographic, relief
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Water forms and changes landscapes in various ways. Oceans, seas, rivers and lakes hold and transport water across the Earth. Rivers constantly change the land by processes like runoff, sediment deposition, and the formation of landforms like meanders, flood plains, and deltas. Glaciers are also large, frozen rivers of water that can advance and shape the landscape. Watersheds delineate the areas that drain into rivers. Maps are used to represent these geographic features and changes over time.
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Figure 1
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Aquiclude
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Figure 2
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Waterforms & maps Notes on waterforms, including an introduction to maps: political, contour, topographic, relief
- 1. Water forms PPt. by, Robin D. Seamon
- 4. BACK NC Watersheds www.learnnc.org/lp/multimedia/6025
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- 8. Another Map
- 10. SMART LESSON: Davie Co. Watersheds NEXT
- 11. Grand Canyon Colorado River NEXT http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/08/0826_050826_grandcanyon.html http://blog.viarentals.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/The-Grand-Canyon.jpg
- 12. landforms BACK
- 13. Pacific Ocean Pacific Ocean Atlantic Ocean Arctic Ocean Southern Ocean BACK
- 15. See slide show BACK
- 16. 2. Beaches & Landslides UNITED STREAMING : (Geology) A. Waves : water from oceans erode the soil to make beaches B. Dunes : wind and waves make hills of sand http://www.photos-voyages.com/selection/images/dune-large.jpg http://longislanddailyphoto.blogspot.com/2008/09/long-beach-dune.html
- 17. C . Landslide gravity pulls down loose soil 1. earthquake 2. volcanic activity 3. saturation : too much rain NEXT
- 18. Alaskan earthquake 2002 BACK pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2003/fs014-03/
- 19. BACK
- 21. II. MAPS A. Political map : shows country lines/ boundaries CHANGE! B. Topographic map : color & lines; shows elevations of the land C. Relief map : has textures & bumps D. Contour map : has concentric lines showing elevations
- 22. BACK
- 23. BACK
- 24. BACK
- 25. BACK
- 28. watershed wave meanders dune flood plains landslide delta oxbow lake Ocean River Lake Glacier
- 29. TITLE KEY N E S W
- 30. Geology 2 Quiz: What to study- USE YOUR NOTES Landforms (matching & labeling) Waterforms (matching & labeling) Maps : Identify different kinds of maps Label 4 US rivers Label the Great Lakes Oceans 7 continents